I Was ‘Trans’ for 8 Years

Jan 25, 2024 | Articles

Walt Heyer

January 25, 2024, Newsweek

Walt tells his story in Newsweek’s “My Turn” column. Here is an excerpt:

If my gender specialist truly wanted to help, he would have recognized that hormones and surgery wouldn’t be beneficial for me given my past trauma.

Yet, I’ve found that even today this consideration is often overlooked.

Through my charity, Sex Change Regret, I’ve personally worked with thousands of individuals. They all echo the same sentiment: If someone had just listened to the pain of their childhood or acknowledged their addiction to pornography, they wouldn’t have opted for hormones and surgery.

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